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“Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.”
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“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!”
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“Progress is possible only if we train ourselves to think about programs without thinking of them as pieces of executable code. ”
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“Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better.”
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“Raise your quality standards as high as you can live with, avoid wasting your time on routine problems, and always try to work as closely as possible at the boundary of your abilities. Do this, because it is the only way of discovering how that boundary should be moved forward.”
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Jim’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jim’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,312 books
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277 friends
798 books
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35 friends
515 books
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59 friends
930 books
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163 friends
29 books
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92 friends
197 books
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18 friends
635 books
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46 friends
159 books
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254 friends
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